Georgia Transport and Climate Profile 2026
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GEORGIA
TRANSPORT AND CLIMATE PROFILE
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Transport and Climate Change
Transport Energy Consumption
Adaptation and Resilience
Other Externalities
Vehicle Fleet
Urban Transport
Transport Investments
Transport and Climate Policy Documents
Distribution of Transport and Climate Policy Measures in Policy Documents
National Policy Priorities on Transport
Direct GHG Targets
These tables contains transport-relevant (e.g. economy-wide; sector-specific) GHG emissions targets as explicitly mentioned in the policy documents.
Economy-wide GHG emissions mandates
| Long Term Low Emission Development Strategy of Georgia | 2023 | GHG reduction target set for Georgia by 2030 which envisages the reduction of greenhouse gases by 47% as compared to the level of 1990 (including land use, land use change and the forestry sector [LULUCF]) | 2030 |
| 1st Nationally Determined Contributions (Update) | 2021 | Georgia is fully committed1 to an unconditional limiting target of 35 % below 1990 level of its domestic total greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Georgia is committed to a target of 50-57% of its total greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990, in case of international support. | 2030 |
| Action Plan of Georgia to Reduce CO2 Emissions in Aviation | 2021 | Georgia undertakes an unconditional commitment to reduce its national greenhouse gas emissions to 35 % below the 1990 level by 2030. This target does not include emissions from land-use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF). This would imply that total national emissions, excluding LULUCF, should be limited to no more than 29.25 MtCO2e in 2030. Georgia undertakes a conditional commitment to reduce its total national greenhouse gas emissions by 50-57% compared to the 1990 level by 2030 (Climate Strategy and Action Plan) | 2030 |
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | To achieve the long-term vision declared for 2030, which means reducing GHG emissions to 35% below 1990 levels by 2030 for all sectors of the economy | 2030 |
| 1st Nationally Determined Contributions - GEO | 2017 | Georgia plans to unconditionally reduce its GHG emissions by 15% below the Business as usual scenario (BAU) for the year 2030. This is equal to reduction in emission intensity per unit of GDP by approximately 34% from 2013 to 2030. The 15% reduction target will be increased up to 25% in a conditional manner, subject to a global agreement addressing the importance of technical cooperation, access to low-cost financial resources and technology transfer. This is equal to reduction of emission intensity per unit of GDP by approximately 43% from 2013 to 2030. The 25% reduction below BAU scenario would also ensure that Georgian GHG emissions by 2030 will stay by 40% below the 1990 levels. | 2030 |
Managing transport GHG emission
| VNR 2024 - GEO | 2024 | Achieve a 15% reduction of emissions from the energy generation and transport sectors; (2030 Climate Change Strategy) | 2030 |
| 1st Nationally Determined Contributions (Update) | 2021 | By 2030, Georgia plans to mitigate the GHG emissions from the transport sector by 15% from the reference level | 2030 |
| Action Plan of Georgia to Reduce CO2 Emissions in Aviation | 2021 | Reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector to 15% below the reference scenario projections by 2030 | 2030 |
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | To implement the vision from the NDC, the identified goal is to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector by 15% below the reference scenario projection by 2030. | 2030 |
Net zero, carbon neutrality
| Long Term Low Emission Development Strategy of Georgia | 2023 | Thus, by 2050, Georgia will be able to become carbon-neutral in the case of both the pessimistic and the optimistic scenarios | 2050 |
Indirect Transport Climate Change Targets
These tables show non-GHG targets as specified in the policy documents which indirectly benefit climate change mitigation and adaptation in the transport sector.
Biofuels
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | increase the share of energy from renewable sources, including biofuels in the total consumed fuel in transport with up to 10% by 2030 | 2030 |
EV mandates/ procurement
| Action Plan of Georgia to Reduce CO2 Emissions in Aviation | 2021 | Increase the share of low- and zero-emission and roadworthy private vehicles in the vehicle fleet This objective includes increasing the share of electric and hybrid vehicles in the total registered vehicles in Georgia with 5% and 20%, respectively, by 2030 | 2030 |
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | This objective includes increasing the share of electric and hybrid vehicles in the total registered vehicles in Georgia with 5% and 20%, respectively, by 2030 | 2030 |
Modal shift
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | The strategy uses the percentages of transportation by non-motorized transport (cycling and walking) and by public transport (metro, bus, minibus) as the outcome indicators for this objective. The identified 2030 targets for these indicators are the respective average values for Europe - 35% and 45%, respectively. | 2030 |
Renewable energy
| Action Plan of Georgia to Reduce CO2 Emissions in Aviation | 2021 | revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) that entered into force in December 2018 (Directive 2018/2001/EU) - It aims at promoting the use of energy from renewable sources, establishing mandatory targets to be achieved by 2030 for a 30% overall share of renewable energy in the EU and a minimum of 14% share for renewable energy in the transport sector, including for aviation but without mandatory SAF supply targets. | 2030 |
Transport and Climate Policy Measures
These tables list the policy measures that relate to climate change mitigation and adaptation in the transport sector that had been identified in the transport policy documents.
Access restriction by corridor/ road
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | reduce the traffic of private vehicles in central districts | x |
Active mobility - General
| Fourth National Communication - GEO | 2022 | Improving the capacity, quality and efficiency of public transport systems and non-motorized vehicles | x | x | |||
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | encouraging alternative forms of transportation/mobility - walking, cycling and public transport (bus, metro, and minibus) - instead of using private cars. | x | x |
Active transport infrastructure expansion and improvement
| Long Term Low Emission Development Strategy of Georgia | 2023 | Improve pedestrian and bicycle networks | x | ||||
| Georgia's Third Biennial Update Report | 2022 | Safe, Integrated and Expanded Bicycle Network for Batumi; | x | x | |||
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | arrange bike lanes | x | ||||
| Regional Development Program 2018-2021 | 2018 | Investment in infrastructure allowing for better organisation of public transport and use of alternative modes of transport (, multimodal hubs, parking places, bicycle paths etc.); | x |
Airport infrastructure improvement
| Regional Development Program 2018-2021 | 2018 | Developing airports infrastructure, including arrangement of supplementary infrastructure. Arrangement of transport hub at Kutaisi International airport (Kopitnari) | x | ||||
| Social-economic Development Strategy of Georgia 2020 | 2014 | The Government will facilitate the increasing development of transport system capacity (road, roadside, railway and port infrastructure, the reconstruction of airports and the construction of cargo terminals, logistical centers, etc.) with a view to streamlining transport infrastructure and develop logistical centers. | x |
Alternative fuels - General
| Fourth National Environmental Action Programme of Georgia for 2022-2026 | 2022 | Reducing pressure on forests by encouraging the use of alternative sources and energy efficient technologies |
Aviation emission standards
| Action Plan of Georgia to Reduce CO2 Emissions in Aviation | 2021 | European Member States fully support ICAO's Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) work on the development and update of aircraft emissions standards, in particular to the ICAO Aircraft CO₂ Standard adopted by ICAO in 2017 | x |
Aviation improvements - General
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | development of air cargo transportation | x |
Aviation traffic management
| Action Plan of Georgia to Reduce CO2 Emissions in Aviation | 2021 | The SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) programme addresses the technological dimension of the single European sky, aiming in particular to deploy a modern, interoperable and high-performing ATM infrastructure in Europe. | x |
Biofuels
| Long Term Low Emission Development Strategy of Georgia | 2023 | Promote biodiesel production | |||||
| Fourth National Communication - GEO | 2022 | Biodiesel production in Georgia | |||||
| Action Plan of Georgia to Reduce CO2 Emissions in Aviation | 2021 | Encourage the reduced demand on fossil fuel and the use of biofuels | x | ||||
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | Encourage the reduced demand on fossil fuel and the use of biofuels | |||||
| TNA Mitigation - GEO | 2012 | Bio-fuel |
Black spot analysis and improvement
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Establish an effective system for blackspot identification for the CAREC road network with a system of value for money assessment built in. | x |
Budget/ identification of rail projects
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | To present Georgia's transit and logistics potential at international forums, in order to attract investments in the field. Investments in new and existing railway infrastructure and/or In the direction of securing the rolling stock. | x | x | x | x | |
| Regional Development Program 2018-2021 | 2018 | Investment in coming years will concentrate on the one hand on modernisation of existing railway infrastructure and construction of a new railway, and on the other hand on the construction of railway access to Anaklia Deep Sea port. | x | x |
Bus fleet renewal
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | Tbilisi bus reform (bus fleet upgrade | x | x | |||
| Draft National Sustainable Energy Action Plan of Georgia | 2018 | Vehicle improvement - Renewal of the public transport fleet | x | ||||
| TNA Mitigation - GEO | 2012 | Improved safety measures in minibuses. | x |
Bus route and service improvement
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | encouraging alternative forms of transportation/mobility - walking, cycling and public transport (bus, metro, and minibus) - instead of using private cars. increase the capacity of metro trains and buses, effectively improve bus routes. modernization and capacity increase of the metro, construction of cable lines | x | x |
Coordinate planning across government agencies
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | For transport safety, Effective coordination between government agencies and the private sector and cooperation | x | x | x | x | |
| Fourth National Communication - GEO | 2022 | Assessing available resources and information/data necessary to ensure preparedness and coordinated work of parties involved in infrastructure planning, construction, operation (functioning) and maintenance | |||||
| National Road Safety Strategy 2016 | 2016 | Road Safety InterAgency Commission - Representatives of other governmental agencies, non-governmental and international organisations and private sector can be invited to meetings of the Inter-Agency Commission or the Working Group when appropriate. | x |
Data collection and repositories - General
| Fourth National Communication - GEO | 2022 | Assessing available resources and information/data necessary to ensure preparedness and coordinated work of parties involved in infrastructure planning, construction, operation (functioning) and maintenance | |||||
| Social-economic Development Strategy of Georgia 2020 | 2014 | The Government will also introduce measures to develop Georgia's information systems and create a united transport statistics database. | x | x | x | x |
Decreasing transport activity
| TNA Mitigation - GEO | 2012 | Private cars discouragement actions | x |
Development of active mobility plan/ policy
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | development of a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) for Tbilisi | x | x | x |
Development of aviation plan/policy
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | general plan for the development of Kutaisi International Airport. | x |
Development of climate change/ low carbon plan/ policy
| High Ambition Coalition COP 26 Leaders' Statement | 2021 | Support ambitious policies to reduce emissions in transport sectors, including to take more ambitious climate action in shipping and aviation. |
Development of other transport-related plan/ policy
| Georgia's Third Biennial Update Report | 2022 | First ever Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan developed for Batumi and adopted by Batumi City Council; (4) Parking Policy and Strategy developed for Batumi; | x |
Development of public transport plan/ policy
| TNA Mitigation - GEO | 2012 | PT web page and transport guide development | x | x |
Development of transport adaptation/ emergency/ disaster/ recovery plan/ policy
| Fourth National Communication - GEO | 2022 | Development and implementation of adaptation strategy and action plan; | x | x | x | x |
Development of transport plan/ policy
| Fourth National Communication - GEO | 2022 | Mainstreaming climate change issues in transport sector policies, strategies and development plans; | x | x | x | x |
Driver licensing
| National Road Safety Strategy 2016 | 2016 | Georgia will carry out a review of measures to reduce young novice driver risks. The problem of young driver risk in the early years of driving and riding will be assessed as well as measures to reduce the risk of death and serious injury in this particularly dangerous period. This will include review of effective driver licensing and testing (age of access to driving and riding and other graduated licensing provisions) to assist with the implementation of new legislation and other key issues such as managing speed and mobile phone use while driving. Managing risk through safety-related motor vehicle driver/rider licensing and testing | x |
EV - General
| Fourth National Environmental Action Programme of Georgia for 2022-2026 | 2022 | increase the share of electric vehicles in the fleet | x | ||||
| Georgia's Third Biennial Update Report | 2022 | Electric Taxi System for Batumi | x | x | |||
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | Increase the share of low- and zero-emission and roadworthy private vehicles in the vehicle fleet | x | ||||
| Draft National Sustainable Energy Action Plan of Georgia | 2018 | Vehicle improvement - Increase of hybrid and electric vehicles | x | ||||
| TNA Mitigation - GEO | 2012 | Electric cars | x |
EV in public transport
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | improve infrastructure for electric vehicles in Tbilisi. purchasing fully electric buses - Batumi | x | x |
EV mandates/ procurement
| Long Term Low Emission Development Strategy of Georgia | 2023 | By 2050, battery electric vehicle, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and fuel cell vehicle sales will combine to eclipse internal combustion engine sales globally for light-duty vehicles | x |
Education and behavior change - General
| Georgia's Third Biennial Update Report | 2022 | Public Awareness Raising Action Plan on Sustainable Urban Mobility for Batumi. 2017-2019 | x | x | x | ||
| Draft National Sustainable Energy Action Plan of Georgia | 2018 | Public awareness - Information campaign for transport | x | x | |||
| National Road Safety Strategy 2016 | 2016 | Georgia will embark upon continuous national social road safety marketing and in high-level promotion of the shared responsibility for preventing the tragic waste of avoidable death and serious injury on Georgia's roads. It will encourage community initiatives in support of the Strategy. | x | ||||
| TNA Mitigation - GEO | 2012 | Promotion Campaign for CNG use in vehicles, Popularization of Public Transport | x |
Education curriculum sensitizing about transport subsector
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | Education in the direction of transport and logistics Actualization and quality improvement training logistics specialists with appropriate skills in information technology, thorough education in all aspects of supply chain management. For transport safety - Security using modern technology and automation. Expanding the area of electronic exchange, both international and national level, complete digitization of customs control procedures. Digitization of maritime services | x | x | x | x |
Emissions trading and carbon pricing
| Action Plan of Georgia to Reduce CO2 Emissions in Aviation | 2021 | In addition, the States adopted the introduction of a global market-based measure, namely the ‘Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation' (CORSIA), to offset and reduce international aviation's CO2 emissions above average 2019/2020 levels through standard international CO2 emissions reductions units which would be put into the global market. | x |
Energy efficient vehicle incentives excl. EVs
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | In order to encourage the use of electric vehicles, the government will identify additional optimal tax incentive alternatives based on cost-benefit analysis, | x |
Enforcement - General
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | more effective enforcement of fines and road control of vehicle exhausts using modern technologies | x |
Express lanes/ public transport priority
| TNA Mitigation - GEO | 2012 | Dedicated bus lines | x |
Fossil fuel subsidy rationalization
| High Ambition Coalition COP 26 Leaders' Statement | 2021 | Halt inefficient fossil fuel subsidies as soon as possible. |
Freight and logistics improvements - General
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | Improving supply chain management practices and enhancing the quality of logistics services | x | x | x | x |
Freight intermodality - General
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | Facilitating Intermodal infrastructure development And Clustering. In order to increase the share of rail transport, as an eco-friendly means of transport, as well as to reduce the wear and tear of the road infrastructure, the development of contrarail transport (transportation of trucks and trailers using specialized railway platforms) is being considered. | x | x | |||
| Social-economic Development Strategy of Georgia 2020 | 2014 | multimodal and intermodal shipping operations will be facilitated | x |
Freight rail infrastructure improvement
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | Attracting private sector in rail freight transport | x |
Fuel quality improvement
| International Energy Charter | 2015 | encouraging the clean and efficient use of fossil fuels | x |
Green aviation program
| Action Plan of Georgia to Reduce CO2 Emissions in Aviation | 2021 | Airport Carbon Accreditation is referred among the measures contained in this action plan aiming to encourage and enable airports to implement best practice carbon and energy management processes. | x |
Infrastructure improvements - General
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | Improve safety, environmental performance and quality of customer service. | x | x | x | x | |
| Draft National Sustainable Energy Action Plan of Georgia | 2018 | Urban mobility - Improved road infrastructure and traffic management within cities | x | x | |||
| International Energy Charter | 2015 | promoting the realisation of infrastructure projects important for providing global and regional energy security modernisation, renewal and rationalisation by industry of services and installations for the production, conversion, transport, distribution and use of energy promoting the developemnt and interconnection of energy transport infrastructure and the regional integration of energy markets facilitating access to transport infrastructure, for the international trnaist purposes in line with the objectives of this Charter coordination and where appropriate, harmonisation of safety principles and guidelines for energy products and their transport as well as for energy installations, at high level |
Intelligent transport systems (ITS)
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | The introduction of smart transport systems applications in the field of road transport | x | ||||
| Long Term Low Emission Development Strategy of Georgia | 2023 | Introduction of smart technologies and artificially intelligent transport systems for travel time reduction and easing congestion. | x | ||||
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | introduction of a smart transport system | x | ||||
| TNA Mitigation - GEO | 2012 | Electronic display boards on bus stops showing time schedule etc. | x |
LPG/ CNG/ LNG
| TNA Mitigation - GEO | 2012 | Natural gas switching of passenger vehicles. Land Allocation for filling stations. Promotion Campaign | x |
Lead agency on road safety
| National Road Safety Strategy 2016 | 2016 | The government will create a new interagency coordination mechanism – Road Safety InterAgency Commission that will consist of Chairmen/Deputy Chairmen of the main governmental agencies and/or Chairmen/Deputy Chairmen of the relevant line departments who have core responsibilities for road safety(Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia; Ministry of Internal Affairs; Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia; Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia; Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia), also, representatives of the Tbilisi City Hall. a new Road Safety Division in the Roads Department of Georgia – a State agency under the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia focusing on road safety engineering is to be established; new human resource for road safety needs to be created particularly in the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia and the Tbilisi City Hall. | x | x |
Logistics hub
| Long Term Low Emission Development Strategy of Georgia | 2023 | Develop logistics centers and value-added services | x | x | x | x | |
| Regional Development Program 2018-2021 | 2018 | Development of Tbilisi and Kutaisi logistic centers | x | x | x | x | x |
| Social-economic Development Strategy of Georgia 2020 | 2014 | The Government will facilitate the increasing development of transport system capacity (road, roadside, railway and port infrastructure, the reconstruction of airports and the construction of cargo terminals, logistical centers, etc.) with a view to streamlining transport infrastructure and develop logistical centers. | x | x | x | x |
Modal shift
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | Several potential plans and strategies have been developed that would have a positive impact for shifting freight from road to railroad | x | x | |||
| Draft National Sustainable Energy Action Plan of Georgia | 2018 | Encouraging modal shifts from cars to public transport/ walking/ bicycling. | x | x | x |
National speed law
| National Road Safety Strategy 2016 | 2016 | Managing vehicle speeds to align with crash protection levels in roads and vehicles | x |
Nationwide emergency hotline for road crashes
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Ensure modern and reliable communication coverage for all sections of CAREC corridors and a single emergency call number Ensure emergency phone numbers with multilingual capability are widely known to both national and international road users. | x |
Parking measures - General
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | In order to prevent chaotic parking of heavy vehicles in public road lanes and to ensure effective queue management, amendments to the Law of Georgia "On Motor Transport" are planned to introduce the status of motor transport parking centers. | x | ||||
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | improve the parking system. e introduction of zonal hourly parking | x | x | |||
| Regional Development Program 2018-2021 | 2018 | Investment in infrastructure allowing for better organisation of public transport and use of alternative modes of transport (, multimodal hubs, parking places, bicycle paths etc.); | x |
Passenger and freight load limits
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Ensure that information on national load limit regulations is shared among CAREC countries. | x |
Planning to reduce future vulnerabilities and minimizing losses
| Fourth National Communication - GEO | 2022 | Mapping the risks of transport infrastructure vulnerability to climatic stress; | x | x | x | x |
Private sector investment/ PPP
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | Attracting private sector in rail freight transport | x | ||||
| Social-economic Development Strategy of Georgia 2020 | 2014 | mobilization of investments in transport and logistics (including through public-private partnerships) in order to develop energy sector, increase the country's transport capacity and to ensure relevant logistical support; | x | x | x | x |
Promote active transport
| Draft National Sustainable Energy Action Plan of Georgia | 2018 | Urban mobility - Encouraging modal shifts from cars to public transport/ walking/ bicycling. | x | x | x |
Public transport improvement - General
| Georgia's Third Biennial Update Report | 2022 | Public Transport Network Optimization Plan for Batumi | x | x | x | ||
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | encouraging alternative forms of transportation/mobility - walking, cycling and public transport (bus, metro, and minibus) - instead of using private cars. increase the capacity of metro trains and buses, effectively improve bus routes. modernization and capacity increase of the metro, construction of cable lines | x | x | |||
| Draft National Sustainable Energy Action Plan of Georgia | 2018 | Urban mobility - Improvement of buses/ minivan transport systems. Urban mobility - Encouraging modal shifts from cars to public transport/ walking/ bicycling. Urban mobility - Gondola system development & bus rapid transit. Urban mobility - Improvement of the metro system in Tbilisi. Vehicle improvement - Renewal of the public transport fleet | x | x | x | ||
| Regional Development Program 2018-2021 | 2018 | Modernisation of metro stations. Development of new low carbon emissions public transport (busses, construction/rehabilitation of cable car lines) in Tbilisi and Batumi | x | x | x | ||
| TNA Mitigation - GEO | 2012 | Improvement of PT service. Public transport popularization campaign. Technical inspection of minibuses. Improvement and optimization of routes. | x | x |
Public transport pricing
| TNA Mitigation - GEO | 2012 | Better pricing schemes. | x | x |
Public transport safety
| TNA Mitigation - GEO | 2012 | Improved safety measures in minibuses. | x |
Rail improvement - General
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | Modernization of Railways. | x | ||||
| Long Term Low Emission Development Strategy of Georgia | 2023 | Enhance the efficiency of passenger transportation by railway | x | ||||
| Fourth National Communication - GEO | 2022 | Expansion and modernization of the Georgian Railway. | x | ||||
| Regional Development Program 2018-2021 | 2018 | Investment in coming years will concentrate on the one hand on modernisation of existing railway infrastructure and construction of a new railway, and on the other hand on the construction of railway access to Anaklia Deep Sea port. | x |
Rail infrastructure expansion
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | Investments in new and existing railway infrastructure and/or In the direction of securing the rolling stock. | x | ||||
| Fourth National Communication - GEO | 2022 | Expansion and modernization of the Georgian Railway. | x | ||||
| Regional Development Program 2018-2021 | 2018 | Completion of basic works on construction of the new railway link between Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (at the moment 74.5% of works are completed) and commencement of pilot transportation of cargo in 2017 was a significant step forward for strengthening Georgia's transit potential. | x | ||||
| Social-economic Development Strategy of Georgia 2020 | 2014 | The Government will facilitate the increasing development of transport system capacity (road, roadside, railway and port infrastructure, the reconstruction of airports and the construction of cargo terminals, logistical centers, etc.) with a view to streamlining transport infrastructure and develop logistical centers. | x |
Rail safety
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | Creation of Railway Incidents and Cases Investigation Bureau. | x |
Railway rolling stock improvement
| Regional Development Program 2018-2021 | 2018 | Modernisation of existing railway (including improvement infrastructure, optimisation of stations and depots, freight and passenger trains' optimisation and purchasing new trains) | x |
Reference to domestic financing mechanisms
| Social-economic Development Strategy of Georgia 2020 | 2014 | Government will also design and introduce mechanisms for providing financial support to priority energy, transport and logistical projects | x | x | x | x |
Reference to international financial support
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Seek funding from external sources to augment road safety national budgets. | x |
Reporting, transparency, feedback mechanism
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Undertake regular monitoring of national road safety action plans and evaluate outcomes to provide feedback to improve road safety intervention development and delivery Review the effectiveness of the legislation framework for vehicle insurance requirements across CAREC countries | x | ||||
| National Road Safety Strategy 2016 | 2016 | Better measurement and reporting of the key road safety problems will be carried out in order to raise awareness of the tasks ahead and to allow the setting and monitoring of measurable road safety targets for projects and to inform the development of action programmes. | x |
Repurposing road space for active mobility access
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | rehabilitation of the streets in line with the multimodal planning principles in Tbilisi | x | x |
Research in transport sector
| Action Plan of Georgia to Reduce CO2 Emissions in Aviation | 2021 | The SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) programme addresses the technological dimension of the single European sky, aiming in particular to deploy a modern, interoperable and high-performing ATM infrastructure in Europe. | x | ||||
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | conducting analysis and studies and raising financial resources to implement additional, evidence-based initiatives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector | x | x | x | x | |
| National Road Safety Strategy 2016 | 2016 | Governmental agencies will need to benefit from ‘hands-on' international technical assistance to develop both good practice intervention capacity as well as supporting new institutional arrangements. | x |
Road infrastructure expansion
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | Construction of East-West Expressway. By 2030, the construction of 430 kilometers of the existing Red Bridge-Sarfi route will be completed | x | ||||
| Regional Development Program 2018-2021 | 2018 | increase the length of the international and national roads and improve their quality including rehabilitation of surface and construction of new bridges and tunnels. | x | ||||
| Social-economic Development Strategy of Georgia 2020 | 2014 | The Government will facilitate the increasing development of transport system capacity (road, roadside, railway and port infrastructure, the reconstruction of airports and the construction of cargo terminals, logistical centers, etc.) with a view to streamlining transport infrastructure and develop logistical centers. | x |
Road infrastructure, signage and furniture improvement
| National Road Safety Strategy 2016 | 2016 | Separation of or safe integration of dangerous mixed road use. Providing crash protective roadsides and vehicles. | x |
Road surfacing
| Regional Development Program 2018-2021 | 2018 | increase the length of the international and national roads and improve their quality including rehabilitation of surface and construction of new bridges and tunnels. | x |
Road-side checks for traffic safety enforcement
| National Road Safety Strategy 2016 | 2016 | Managing vehicle speeds to align with crash protection levels in roads and vehicles. Deterring dangerous road user behaviour (e.g. through combined police enforcement and publicity and also through in-vehicle driver assistance systems). | x |
Road-side vehicle technical checks
| Draft National Sustainable Energy Action Plan of Georgia | 2018 | Vehicle improvement - Mandatory periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles | x |
Shipping improvement - General
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | Port development at Anaklia and Poti Harbour. Implementation of flexible regulatory monitoring of port sector activities. Digitization of maritime services. | x |
Shipping port infrastructure improvements
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | ÿ Discussing the possibility of developing empty container loading terminals - cooperation with shipping lines. Implementation of flexible regulatory monitoring of port sector activities. | x | ||||
| Regional Development Program 2018-2021 | 2018 | The design of the port will bypass competing ports in the region with superior connections to existing rail and road infrastructure, equipment and communications infrastructure, berthing for 65,000 TEU vessels, flexibility for multiple cargo and vessel types, and introduction of environmental practice. | x | ||||
| Social-economic Development Strategy of Georgia 2020 | 2014 | construction of a deep-water port in Anaklia | x |
Stakeholder involvement - General
| National Road Safety Strategy 2016 | 2016 | Georgian public and private sectors will work to explore opportunities to promote workrelated road safety as part of the shared responsibility for road safety in Action Plans and funded projects. Georgia will embark upon continuous national social road safety marketing and in high-level promotion of the shared responsibility for preventing the tragic waste of avoidable death and serious injury on Georgia's roads. It will encourage community initiatives in support of the Strategy. | x |
Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF)
| Action Plan of Georgia to Reduce CO2 Emissions in Aviation | 2021 | The ReFuelEU Aviation initiative aims to maintain a competitive air transport sector while increasing the share of SAF (Sustainable aviation fuels) used by airlines | x |
Technical standards for general transport infrastructure
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | International standards are needed to improve logistics services. raising the level of transport safety and integrating the country into international transport systems and networks. In the field of civil aviation, the implementation of the regulations and ICAO standards provided for in the agreement on the "Common Air Space" signed with the European Union and its member states will continue, which will primarily ensure improved flight safety and increase the quality of service | x | x | x | x | |
| Fourth National Communication - GEO | 2022 | Updating design and construction standards; | x | ||||
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | introduce an emission standard for imported vehicles based on cost-effectiveness analysis (Engine EUR4 / EUR5) | x | ||||
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Conduct a legislative review of vehicle standards across CAREC countries to ensure that these are at a level that promotes safety | x | ||||
| National Road Safety Strategy 2016 | 2016 | Managing risk through motor vehicle safety standards/designs and their compliance. | x | ||||
| Social-economic Development Strategy of Georgia 2020 | 2014 | The development of relevant infrastructure which will meet international standards | x | x | x | x |
Technical standards for rail infrastructure
| Fourth National Communication - GEO | 2022 | Updating design and construction standards; | x | ||||
| Social-economic Development Strategy of Georgia 2020 | 2014 | The development of relevant infrastructure which will meet international standards | x |
Technical standards for road infrastructure
| Fourth National Communication - GEO | 2022 | Updating design and construction standards; | x | ||||
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Review existing design standards for CAREC highways in the light of international good practice Develop and implement a system to improve design standards for CAREC highways to conform with internationally accepted standards of road safety engineering. | x | ||||
| Social-economic Development Strategy of Georgia 2020 | 2014 | The development of relevant infrastructure which will meet international standards | x |
Technical standards for vehicles
| National Road Safety Strategy 2016 | 2016 | Providing crash protective roadsides and vehicles. Managing risk through motor vehicle safety standards/designs and their compliance. Georgia will measure and target improvements in the safety quality of its fleet. The age of its imported vehicle fleet will be significantly reduced over time, key UN ECE vehicle safety design and equipment regulations and related certification and inspection systems will be introduced. Managing risk through motor vehicle safety standards/designs and their compliance. | x |
Technology and knowledge transfer
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | more effective enforcement of fines and road control of vehicle exhausts using modern technologies | x | ||||
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Provide opportunities for CAREC countries to share expertise and knowledge to ensure consistency of vehicle inspection and maintenance systems across CAREC countries | x | ||||
| Social-economic Development Strategy of Georgia 2020 | 2014 | The development of electronic processing of transportation documentation and the active use of modern information technologies will also be encouraged. | x | x | x | x |
Traffic management
| Draft National Sustainable Energy Action Plan of Georgia | 2018 | Urban mobility - Improved road infrastructure and traffic management within cities | x | x |
Training of enforcement authorities
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Provide training for traffic police and engineers in crash investigation and blackspot identification. | x |
Transport Laws and Regulations- General
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | for transport safety - Adoption of performance based regulations. Improvement of regulation of road transport sector. Continue to sign bilateral and multilateral international agreements that provide equal conditions for Georgian companies to operate. The adoption of the Bill will ensure the improvement of the passenger transport sector and create a competitive environment in the motor transport market. In particular, the planned changes aim to eliminate the facts of violation of competition by the bus stations, to stimulate their reconstruction and construction of new international level bus stations in accordance with modern requirements and to guarantee the fulfillment of the established conditions of transportation. | x | x | x | x | |
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Strengthen legislative frameworks based on the findings of the review. Introduce modifications and amendments to the legislative framework in each CAREC country. | x |
Transport asset condition assessment
| Fourth National Communication - GEO | 2022 | Mapping the risks of transport infrastructure vulnerability to climatic stress; | x | x | x | x |
Transport asset management - General
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | Rehabilitation, reconstruction and rehabilitation of Marabda-Akhalkalaki-Kartsakh railway section | x | ||||
| Regional Development Program 2018-2021 | 2018 | increase the length of the international and national roads and improve their quality including rehabilitation of surface and construction of new bridges and tunnels. | x |
Transport asset management technology
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | Complete rehabilitation, reconstruction and rehabilitation of all branches of railway facilities Construction using modern technology. | x |
Transport demand management - General
| TNA Mitigation - GEO | 2012 | Improvement of transport management system | x |
Transport institutional reform
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | Establishment of Railway Transport Regulatory Authority | x | ||||
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Create a CAREC Road Safety Working Group to monitor progress at the regional level. | x | ||||
| National Road Safety Strategy 2016 | 2016 | The government will create a new interagency coordination mechanism – Road Safety InterAgency Commission that will consist of Chairmen/Deputy Chairmen of the main governmental agencies and/or Chairmen/Deputy Chairmen of the relevant line departments who have core responsibilities for road safety(Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia; Ministry of Internal Affairs; Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia; Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia; Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia), also, representatives of the Tbilisi City Hall. a new Road Safety Division in the Roads Department of Georgia – a State agency under the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia focusing on road safety engineering is to be established; new human resource for road safety needs to be created particularly in the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia and the Tbilisi City Hall. | x | x |
Transport international conventions - General
| 2023-2030 National Strategy of Transport and Logistics of Georgia | 2023 | To present Georgia's transit and logistics potential at international forums, in order to attract investments in the field. | x | x | x | x | |
| Action Plan of Georgia to Reduce CO2 Emissions in Aviation | 2021 | Georgia ratified the Convention on International Civil Aviation, signed at Chicago on 7 December 1944. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was ratified by the Parliament of Georgia on 29 July, 1994. | x |
Travel time improvement
| Long Term Low Emission Development Strategy of Georgia | 2023 | Introduction of smart technologies and artificially intelligent transport systems for travel time reduction and easing congestion. | x |
Urban rail expansion
| Fourth National Communication - GEO | 2022 | Urban mobility - expansion of the metro in Tbilisi. Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project. Improving the capacity, quality and efficiency of public transport systems and non-motorized vehicles. | x | x |
Vehicle air pollution emission standards
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | introduce an emission standard for imported vehicles based on cost-effectiveness analysis (Engine EUR4 / EUR5) | x |
Vehicle improvement - General
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | The objective also involves increasing the share of roadworthy vehicles to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including in terms of exhaust fumes. more effective enforcement of fines and road control of vehicle exhausts using modern technologies | x |
Vehicle inspection and maintenance
| Draft National Sustainable Energy Action Plan of Georgia | 2018 | Vehicle improvement - Mandatory periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles | x | ||||
| Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries, 2017-2030 | 2017 | Review legislative framework for vehicle inspection and maintenance systems in CAREC countries. | x | ||||
| National Road Safety Strategy 2016 | 2016 | In addition, introduction of mandatory roadworthiness tests for vehicles is of great importance, which is the obligation taken under the Association Agreement between Georgia and the EU. Georgia will measure and target improvements in the safety quality of its fleet. The age of its imported vehicle fleet will be significantly reduced over time, key UN ECE vehicle safety design and equipment regulations and related certification and inspection systems will be introduced. | x |
Vehicle restrictions (import, age, access, sale, taxation)
| Fourth National Environmental Action Programme of Georgia for 2022-2026 | 2022 | Identify effective mechanisms to restrict imports of diesel-powered light vehicles | x | ||||
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | encourage the use of low- and zero-emission vehicles and electric transport and reduce the activity of gasoline and diesel engine vehicles and imports of older, environmentally inefficient vehicles. introduce an emission standard for imported vehicles based on cost-effectiveness analysis (Engine EUR4 / EUR5) | x |
Vehicle roadworthiness laws and regulations
| Draft National Sustainable Energy Action Plan of Georgia | 2018 | Vehicle improvement - Mandatory periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles | x | ||||
| National Road Safety Strategy 2016 | 2016 | In addition, introduction of mandatory roadworthiness tests for vehicles is of great importance, which is the obligation taken under the Association Agreement between Georgia and the EU. Georgia will measure and target improvements in the safety quality of its fleet. The age of its imported vehicle fleet will be significantly reduced over time, key UN ECE vehicle safety design and equipment regulations and related certification and inspection systems will be introduced. | x |
Vehicle taxes
| Georgia's 2030 Climate Change Strategy | 2021 | more effective enforcement of fines and road control of vehicle exhausts using modern technologies. examine the option of increasing the import tax on old light-duty vehicles on the basis of an economic feasibility study | x |
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